Close-up - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈkləʊs ʌp|
Brit.
|ˈkləʊsʌp|
noun
- (film) A video or film recording made with the camera positioned close to an actor, often so that only the head or face is visible.
- (photography) A photographic (other) image in which the subject is shown at a relatively large scale, and occupies most or all of the frame.
- (photography) A photographic (other) image in which the subject is shown at a relatively large scale, and occupies most or all of the frame.
adjective
- Of or pertaining to things in near proximity or a situation involving nearness.
verb
- To move people closer together.
The crowd closed up and I couldn't get through to the train.
- To shut a building or a business for a period of time.We finally managed to close up the shop for the night at about 10 o'clock.
The car factory has closed up for the August holidays.
- To heal a cut or other woundThe car factory has closed up for the August holidays.
With stitches, the cut should close up in a week to ten days.
Extra examples
It was strange to see her own face in close-up on the screen.
Much of the movie is shot in close up.
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